A different kind of grant program

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A different kind of grant program

• USDA funded to expand and extend knowledge about
  sustainable agriculture
• Regionally administered
• Participatory
• Inclusive
• Systems approach

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Southern SARE

• 13 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
  Islands

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Southern SARE Structure

• Host Institutions
• Ft. Valley State University
• University of Georgia
• Administrative Council
• Technical Review Committee

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Sustainable Agriculture

• Provides more profitable farm income
• Protects farm environment and natural resources
• Promotes stable, prosperous rural communities

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6 Grant Opportunities

• Research and Education Grants
• Professional Development Grants
• Graduate Student Grants
• Producer Grants
• On-Farm Research Grants
• Sustainable Community Innovation Grants

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Research and Education Grants

• Systems oriented
• Interdisciplinary
• Farmer cooperators at every stage
• Two planning grant categories

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Graduate Student Grants

• Full time Masters or Ph.D students
• Up to 10,000 toward supplies, equipment,
  salaries and travel related to the research

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Professional Development Grants

• Trains agricultural professionals in sustainable
  techniques and philosophy
• Train-the-trainer emphasis

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Producer Grants

• Up to 10,000 for individual producer
• Up to 15,000 for producer organization

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On-Farm Research Grants

• Up to 15,000
• Extension, NRCS, NGO personnel who work with
  producers
• Must include at least one producer cooperator

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Sustainable Community Innovation Grants

• Link sustainable agriculture activities to
  healthy community development

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Successful SCI proposals

• Link community and farms
• Link sustainable agriculture and rural development

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Linking community and farm

• All-Ozark Meals
• Chefs and farmers
• 1000 people served

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Mentoring in Alabama

• Local churches unite for rural development
• Farmer trainers pass along a lifetime of learning
• Black Belt Farmers Cooperative

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Farm laborers in Florida

• Investigating a living wage

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Kentucky leadership training

• Preparing women in agriculture for new leadership
  roles in policy making

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SARE offers grants

• Funding for research and education

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SARE offers leadership

• State coordinator activities
• Model state program

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SARE offers information

• Sustainable Ag Network (SAN) publications
• Regional publications

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Support SARE

• Tell faculty, staff and producers about SARE
  resources
• Offer in-service credits for attending SARE
  training events
• Use SARE display at meetings and conferences

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Support SARE

• Help SARE attract more research proposals from
  institutions and farmers
• Respond to requests for AC nominations, proposal
  reviewers

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For more information [phone]www.southerns
are.org